Abrasive pad



July 10, 1934. p LENARD 1,966,178

ABRAS I VE PAD Filed NOV. 26, 1952 R v9. Lenard.

Patented July 10, 1934 ABRASIVE ran Peter A; Lenard, Chicago, llll.

Appiieation November 26, 1932,"Serial No, 644,519

2 Claims. (01. 15409) for use, as may be desired.

A further object of the invention is to provide a pad which, when out from the strip will embody an open ended hem at one end of the pad adapted to receive a stick or handle to facilitate grasping of the pad when in use.

And the invention seeks as a still further object to provide means on the strip disposed to conveniently display the name of the manfacturer, directions for use and the like, and wherein said f means if permitted to remain on the pad, may

be utilized for suspending the pad when not in use.

Other and incidental objects, not specifically mentioned in the foregoing, will be apparent as the description of the invention proceeds.

In the drawing,

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the pad strip,

Figure 2 is a perspective view showing one of the pads after having been cut from the strip,

Figure 3 is an enlarged vertical sectional view on the line 33 of Figure 2, and

Figure 4 is a fragmentary transverse sectional View on the line 44 of Figure 1.

In accordance with the present invention, the pad is preferably manufactured in strip form. These strips may be of any approved length and width, and, as seen in Figure 1, each includes a backing strip 10 of oilcloth, rubber, or rubberized fabric. In present the instance, I have shown the use of oilcloth, and secured to the unfinished side of the backing strip 10 is a strip 11 of abrasive material flush at its lower edge with the lower edge of the backing strip and occupying the major portion of the width of the backing strip.

The strip 11 of abrasive material is preferably formed of steel wool and securing said strip, near its ends to the ends of the backing strip, are single transverse lines of stitching 12. Spaced at suitable intervals between the lines of stitching 12 are double lines of transverse stitching 13 parallel to each other and parallel to the single lines of stitching 12. The strip 11 of abrasive material is thus firmly secured to the backing strip 10 at the double lines of stitching l3 and it is now to be particularly observed that, in each instance, these double lines of stitching are somewhat widely spaced apart.

After the abrasive strip 11 has been thus sewed to the backing strip 10, the upper free margin of the backing strip is folded forwardly over the upper longitudinal margin of the strip 11 to provide an open ended hem 1 1. Overlying the front face of said hem, to extend from end to end thereof, is a facing strip 15 and extending through said facing strip and through both thicknesses of the backing strip, as well as through the upper margin of the abrasive strip 11, is a single line of stitching 16 securing the facing strip in position, as well as securing the hem closed while also firmly securing the upper margin of the abrasive strip within the hem.

It is now to be noted that the double lines of stitching 13 define pads which may be readily separated from the strip by cutting with the scissors, for instance, between said double lines of stitching. In Figure 2 of the drawing, I have shown an individual pad thus severed from the strip and it is to be noted that the abrasive material, carried thereby, provides a somewhat soft and fluffy abrasive cushion 17 secured at its side margins by single lines of stitching to the flexible fabric backing 18 of the pad and also secured at its upper end by a single line of stitching within the open ended hem 19 at the top of the pad, this hem being formed by a section of the hem 14 of the pad strip.

The facing strip 15 is preferably formed of cardboard, although other suitable material may be substituted and upon the strip is printed the name of the manufacturer, directions for use and the like. If desired, the strip may be so printed that when the pads are cut from the pad strip, as shown in Figure 2, the facing tab 20, carried by each pad, will bear the name of the manufacturer.

The hem 19, of each pad is, as particularly seen in Figures 2 and 3 of the drawing, intended to receive a short stick, or the like, which may he slipped through the hem to provide a handle 21 so that said handle may be readily grasped beneath the thumb with the fingers overlying the back of the pad so that the pad may be conveniently manipulated, in use, for rubbing the abrasive cushion 1'7 of the pad against the surface to be cleaned or polished without liability of the pad slipping from the hand while the fingers and hand will be adequately and effectively protected from the ravages of the steel wool.

The tab 20, being formed of paper, may be readily impaled upon a nail or the like for suspending the pad when not in use. Furthermore, this tab will, of course, also increase the thickness of the device adjacent the handle 21 to facilitate a firm grip on the pad. As each pad becomes worn out, another may be cut from the pad strip and, of course, the single handle 21 may be utilized in connection with all the pads.

Having thus described the invention, I claim:

1. A flexible abrading pad including a backing provided at one end of the pad with an openended hem, an abrading cushion sewed at its side margins to the backing and at its upper margin within said hem, a handle removably received within the hem, and a facing strip secured to the pad and overlying the hem and free at one longitudinal margin thereof with respect to the hem to be impaled upon an object for suspending the pad when not in use.

2. A flexible abrading device including a backing strip provided at one longitudinal margin thereof with a hem, an abrading strip extending longitudinally of the backing strip and having one margin thereof disposed in said hem, a facing strip overlying the hem, a line of stitching extending through one longitudinal margin of said facing strip and said margin of the abrading strip and securing said hem, the opposite longitudinal margin of said facing strip being free with respect to the hem to be impaled upon an object for suspending the device when not in use, and spaced lines of stitching extending transversely of the strip at intervals.

PETER A. LENARD. 

